Tanager Farm is run by Brindley and Spencer, who have been farming together for many seasons in Oregon. We are first generation farmers who started our farm business in Gresham, Oregon with the help of the Headwaters Incubator Program. We are going into our fourth season and we are growing in exciting new ways! Tanager Farm is based in Corbett, with a focus on CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)! We have Jennie joining us for a second season of seed saving projects and flowers!

Our vision is to make local vegetables accessible and exciting for our community. We are growing diversified vegetables and pollinator focused flowers sustainably, naturally, and passionately on two acres of land. Our focus us to provide a CSA for people who love vegetables or want to learn to love them. Thank you for supporting us and other small farms who believe in sustainability and community!

Brindley has been vegetable farming since 2010. She has worked in many unique places; including a market garden, a non-profit urban farm, a horticultural therapy flower farm, and a production produce farm. Because of these diverse experiences, she has taken on many different roles and learned about several different models for a farm business. She is excited to be able to plant what she loves, while building soil and community around good food.

Jennie has been farming since 2006. She has helped to manage sustainable small-scale farms in a diversity of communities. Over the years she has developed a passion for seed saving and seed stories. Exploring the points at which seed and in turn food connect people and place, has shown her how seeds and food can truly help to maintain and grow a living food culture. Jennie saves seed on the farm and manages the Flower CSA.

Spencer grew up helping to grow and sell fruit and nuts from the family's small orchard. After getting his BA in Environmental Studies in 2011, he became interested in local food and farming. He has three years of farm production experience, three years of gourmet cooking experience, and ten years of gardening experience. Spencer believes that a socially just food system can contribute to a healthier community for everyone.